And The Winner Is….

We had more finalists than ever before – travelling further than ever before – to cook food that was better than ever before. That was the finals of the 2018 British Street Food Awards. In Hawker House, a venue that looked cooler than ever before. Doh’Hut from Yorkshire ran out worthy champions, arriving on site early to prove their doughnuts for two days — and redefining the doughnut in the process. The People’s Choice Award went to Jah Jyot from Sussex for their samosa and dosa double-header. One – or possibly both – will now go on to Berlin to compete in the European Street Food Awards. On Saturday!

Want to know just HOW far street food has come? How we can justify the ridiculous statement that “British street food is now the best in the world”? Just have a look at the entry dishes below. But it’s a group effort. So can we please say a heartfelt thank you to JD and the amazing Street Feast team; Hellmann’s and NCASS for supporting British traders; and Richard Corrigan, Pip Lacey and Gizzi Erskine for their time and love this weekend — judging 34 plates of food.

Thank you to Naughty Boy and the Naughty Kitchen (raising money for Great Ormond Street with that chicken tikka linguine) and to Loyle Carner and his Chilli Con Carner cookery school for young people with ADHD and dyslexia, who were pushing out high-end burgers to raise money for the school’s expansion. Thank you to Hugh, Jess and Madeleine for running team BSF (and counting votes under extreme duress) and to Ridley Scott Associates plus Joe and Rhiannon at Altius for believing in the dream. Berlin here we come!

WINNER Doh’Hut
The Classic: Donut dough is made with fresh yeast and proved three times over 30 hours to ensure great flavour & a light fluffy texture. Each morning the donuts are rolled out to size by hand, proved for a final time and then fried to perfection.